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FZNT24 KNHC 161801
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
100 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

UPDATED TO INCLUDE SPECIAL ADVISORY FOR CLAUDETTE

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
100 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CENTERED NEAR 29.1N 85.1W 1008 MB AT 
200 PM EDT MOVING NW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE 
INCREASED TO 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO 
STRENGTHEN TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL OVER 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL WEAKEN TO TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND MON. TROPICAL 
STORM ANA WELL E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND 
CUBA TUE AND WED AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THE 
DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THU.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING S OF 22N E OF 
93W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SE PART EACH EVENING. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED
100 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N E OF 87W THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 29N 
E OF 87W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N 
E OF 88W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED  
100 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON....N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 60 
NM E AND 45 NM W SEMICIRCLES. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM 
NE QUADRANT. FROM 26N TO 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT FROM S TO N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 29N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EARLY DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI